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Anger As Police Bullet Hit Protesting Niger Delta Female Student

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4 years ago

October 28, 2021

The peaceful protest embarked upon by Niger Delta Students’ Union Government against the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company, NPDC, on alleged unfair treatment meted on them turned sour on Thursday morning as a female protester was hit by a stray bullet from a yet-to-be identified police man at the gate of the company in Benin City.

Selected students from the nine oil producing states of the Niger Delta in collaboration with Ijaw Youths Council IYC Western Zone started the peaceful protest yesterday morning as they accussed the company’s management of not fulfilling an agreement reached for a workshop organised for them by the company.

The students had on Wednesday prevented members of staff from accessing the building complex and urged the management to implement the agreement reached at the recent PIA workshop themed “Upstream (E & P) sector of the Petroleum Industry Act and its corporate social responsibilities to host communities in the Niger delta region.”

The victim, it was gathered, was among the 50 participants selected across the nine Niger Delta States under the aegis of Niger Delta Students’ Union Government for the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) workshop organized by the NPDC in Benin City

Coordinator of the PIA workshop, Emieye Romeo, who led other students to the secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, (NUJ, Edo State council, Benin City to protest against the alleged shooting of their fellow student, said they were at the NPDC earlier on Thursday (today) to continue their ongoing dialogue with the management when the young lady was shot by the police.

Romeo said they reconvened at the company’s gate hoping that the management would meet and possibly respond to their demands but when the policemen arrived the scene, one of them shot repeatedly to disperse the crowd of protesters and, unfortunately, the bullet hit the student’s leg.

“The lady that got hit by the bullet has been rushed to the hospital. We were here yesterday but they didn’t respond to us. We decided to come back today to air our grievances so that they can fulfill the agreement they had with us before the training began.”

Some of the demands they want the company to accede to are the provision of logistics, stipends and operational tools such as laptop.

Responding, Kontongs Bello, Edo State police spokesperson, said he was at Okada and was yet to be briefed about the incident.

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My Husband Started Coming Home Late, Dated Other Women After He Bought BMW

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Kabushi Local Government, Zambia, has heard how a married man changed after buying a BMW vehicle as it gave him confidence to go after other women.

In this case, Veronica Chiluya 30, , sued Sammy Shapi, 40, for divorce due to marital disputes.

Veronica told the court that the two got married in 2014 after Sammy paid K400 as dowry and together they have two children.

According to Zambia Daily Mail, she said all was well until 2021 when her husband bought a car after he went to do some work outside the country.

“He started coming back home late and sometimes he would come the next day around 14:00 hours.

“He used to be a good husband, but the moment he bought a car, things changed in the house as he now started seeing other women.”

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My Husband Seized My Wedding Gifts, Threw Me Out — Wife

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October 4, 2025

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…I’m sorry —Husband

A Sharia Court in Kaduna, Kaduna State, has dissolved a two-year-old marriage between a couple, Harira Sanusi and Aliyu Yunusa.

The judge, Malam Salisu Abubakar-Tureta dissolved their marriage following a petition for divorce filed by Harira.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Harira accused Aliyu of calling her parents names and humiliating her.

“He will often throw out my suitcases and other belongings.

“He seized my wedding gifts and humiliates me,” she said.

She prayed the court to order Aliyu to allow her access to her belongings.

On his part, Aliyu who did not deny the allegations apologized to her in court.

Aliyu granted the request of Sanusi and made one pronouncement of divorce to her.

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My Husband Threw Me Out After 17yrs of Marriage —Wife

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…I still love her —Husband

A housewife, Lawal Modupe, has approached an Upper Area Court sitting at Kubwa, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), seeking the dissolution of her 17-year-old marriage to her husband, Ismaila on the grounds of lack of love and affection.

Modupe told the court that she got married Ismaila according to Islamic laws.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the mother of three stated that her husband sent her out of their matrimonial home on June 17, 2023.

“I do not love him anymore and I want the court to dissolve our marriage,” she said.

The respondent, however, said that he still loves his wife and would not grant her request for divorce.

He pleaded with the court to call for a mediation involving his family and that of the wife.

The judge, Mohammed Wakli, however, said that he still loves his wife and would not grant her request for divorce.

He pleaded with the court to call or a mediation involving his family and that of his wife.

The judge, Mohammed Wakili, however, advised the respondent to make efforts to win his wife’s love back and the couple two weeks to settle their differences and report back to the court.